Lipophilia in the furry community refers to the interest/sexual fetish in which a person fantasizes about gaining weight, or causing others to gain weight; or about being fat or being around others who are fat. Many lipophiles prefer the term fat furs and are either anthropomorphicfurrycharacters who are fat, and/or may be members of the furry fandom who are fat in real-life.

While most roleplays revolve around giving tummy-scritches to feel how soft a friend's tummy is getting, or one fur snuggling into the bulk of another heavier fur, some roleplayers prefer a more proactive stance on fatness.

These roleplays can include, but certainly aren't limited to, consensual or non-consenual (forced) stuffing/feeding (where one character cooks for and feeds another character), snug or ripped clothing (due to weight gain), gluttony and unintentional weightgain (characters eating more than they should without seeming to notice or realize), loss of muscularity and fitness (due to excessive lazing around during an off season), or teasing (one character making fun of another character's weight gain or the limitations imposed upon them by gaining weight).

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In the furry fandom, it means a character who is fat. "Zaftig" is occasionally used interchangably with "fat fur". Some feel that the terms are different, with zaftig meaning someone who is a small percentage above average weight, while "fat fur" means someone who is significantly above average weight.